Fall of 1980 Rory Blake is 16 years old and living her best life. Until the infamous Vance hopper comes into her life. She learns how to love and hate at the same time. Not knowing the consequences of falling in love with a hothead pinball bitch.
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October 19th 1978 (Flashbacks) Rory's perspective VANCE WAS AT THE PINBALL machine all day but hadn't talked to me, he hasn't looked at me, not once. I really liked him I do but damn will the boy ever get off that machine. He was fifteen I was fourteen he had only been older then me by a month. He was also still in the stupid eighth grade. Stupid Cassie had been trying to ride his dick all fucking day and I hadn't gotten a break from it.
"You messed up my fucking game!" I heard vance yell and all my stupid attention went straight to him picking up a poor kid and throwing him back on the floor. The guys friend pulled out a switchblade ready to come after vance causing me to stand up to watch closer and the store clerk call the police. Holy shit. The guy pulled vance into a chokehold but vance had been able to pull back and get him off of him. He threw the guy on the ground and started to punch him. He pulled out the other guys switch blade and carved his name into his arm. Vance just went straight back to the stupid pinball after that fucking badass shit he did.
The police arrived and took vance to the police station. But that night had other plans for me. Plans that will make me sob and cry.
---- November 1st 1980 Narrator perspective
RORY HAD WOKEN from her dream or more like a flashback from 1978. She had miss the days of her being a child and watching her crush. Staring him down, at most. But as she had been thinking about that her mind reverted back to the missing child from the day before. What had happened to that kid? She thought the grabber was back and ran to her brothers room.
"Finn are you alright?" Rory asked breathing heavily while struggling to keep calm. Finney turned to look at Rory as if she's gone insane.
"The hell Rory? Are you alright do I need to call da-" finney started
"No, no it's fine, just um..don't worry about it." Rory said putting her head down.
"It's about the missing kid isn't it?" He said.
"Uh, yeah, just checking in you know?" She said closing his door going back to her room. She had felt bad for running out on Vance last night. Rory had redragged herself out of bed to go to his house and apologize for the random blow up.
Rory got out of the house to go to Vance's, it had gotten even colder outside but she dealt with it. The Halloween after feel was weird but nice. She felt absolutely guilty for walking out on the two for no reason.
Rory made it to Vance's house ready to knock on the door. She slowly put her hand up reciting what she was going to say before she knew it vance was storming out of the house. "I'm done with this shit dad!" He yelled slamming the door walking straight into Rory.
"Hey I came to-" Rory had started before getting cut off.
"Fuck off Rory I don't need anything halfassed from you right now." Vance said pushing Rory out of the way walking down the steps to the sidewalk.
"But-" Rory said but she stopped herself and walked off the steps. She decided she had wanted just to talk to someone. She felt bad for Vance's home life. His mother was amazing but his dad was terrible. Vance had anger issues specifically because of his fucking father and Rory felt sad for him. She walked to the hospital for Gwen who had still been recovering but she was supposed to be out in a few day so Rory wanted to visit. Rory checked in and was soon on her way to Gwennys room.
"Hey Gwenny girl." Rory said entering the lonely room.
"Hey ror! I haven't seen you in like forever!" Gwen said slowly getting up.
"Yea! Missed you." She said sitting down in her usually chair next to Gwenny.
"Dad visited yesterday. How was Halloween im so fucking angry I missed out!" Gwenny said scooting up in her bed.
"Yea but I got plenty of candy for you! Don't worry" she said smiling and rubbing Gwen's arm.
"Yay! I'm excited to be back, I'm discharged this Monday!" Gwen said smiling wide.
"Wait for real? I thought it was like Thursday." Rory said grabbing a piece of candy next to Gwenny.
"Yup! I'm really excited missing everything has been super lame." Gwen said
"Maybe you could get back to school Tuesday Monday you could get settled in." Rory said smiling.
"Yea probably. So how's you and Vancey." She said holding in giggles
"I'm not really actually sure right now." Rory said looking down.
"Well what do you mean by that ror?" Gwen asked in curiousness
"He is just pissed, not sure. But nothing to worry about." Rory said.
"Oh well, damn. I hope nothing happens." Gwen insisted looking up at Rory.
"Me to, me to." Rory said smiling.
"Anyways want to play cards?" Rory said
"Of course!" She said. The next few hours they had been playing cards, bridge, anything they could get a hold of. Rory told her all about her school drama and suck which made Gwen laugh at all her sisters drama, it had just been sisterly bonding.
"Want me to stay the night? I will, actually I would love to." Rory said.
"Fine, if you insisted" Gwen said play rolling her eyes making Rory giggle.
"Hey! Just one last sleepover till your out of here." Rory said smiling that her sister is coming out of this place.
"Whatever." Gwen said jokingly making Rory giggle again.
"Still got my pillow?" Rory asked changing the topic.
"You know I do!" Gwen said pointing to the empty chair with a large white pillow on it.
"Ewww gross hospital pillow." Rory said laughing making Gwen laugh to.
"Grosssss" she said smiling. The rest of the night was filled with games and secret sister conversations.
